Half of the bureaucrats have started working from home to reduce air pollution in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia.
Jakarta’s air quality has dropped alarmingly in recent weeks, with a Swiss air quality monitoring company naming Jakarta the world’s most polluted city on August 9.
Bureaucrats who have decided to work from home say it will reduce road traffic and improve air pollution caused by vehicle fumes.
Indonesia’s President Widodo on August 14 called an emergency cabinet meeting on the issue, calling on workers in the capital to work from home to curb increased traffic to combat worsening air pollution.
President Widodo said that if necessary, we will support hybrid work system in all offices.
Half of the civil service officers will work from home starting this week, according to a decree issued by the Jakarta city government.
From September to October, this number will be increased to 75 percent.
The policy is for government offices but officers and employees of hospitals, fire and rescue services or public transport have not been allowed to work from home.
The ASEAN Summit is scheduled to be held in Indonesia in September, in which delegations from 10 South Asian countries will participate.
Online classes will also be started from September in schools near the ASEAN Summit venues.
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